How we Wildcraft for Ingredients

Behind the Scenes

We believe in a healthy planet as much as we believe in healthy skin. Our family spends countless hours in wild Alaskan flower meadows and forests collecting Alaskan botanicals to create the purest, healthiest and truly best skin and hair care products available.

We pick precious flowers like our rose in a different location every year. And we only harvest about one in three flowers. The petals are succulent which means they hold an incredible amount of water, therefore when dried, they shrink to a fraction of their size. Always an honor to work with, Alaskan wildflowers bring us great joy and so much benefit to our skincare products.

Calendula is rich in carotenoids, and constituents that restore skin to health. Its beneficial properties are extracted for our Cottonwood Balm and Cottonwood Massage Oil.

Cottonwood buds are best harvested in early spring before they leaf out, but after the buds have had enough sunshine and warmth to grow plump and full of valuable resin. The scent of Cottonwood defines the fresh spring scent in Alaska. In addition to Susan’s favorite scent in the world, Cottonwood has a plethora of chemical constituents that restore skin. There is nothing like our Cottonwood Balm and Massage oil for skin in need of repair.

Liam is about to harvest Calendula in our raised bed. The black tubing is for clipping floating row cover (or Remay) to, which protects and insulates the plants in these northern climes.

A sampling of our wildcrafted and organically grown dried herbs and flowers that we use in our 100% natural, handmade Alpenglow Skin Care products.

The delicate floral scent of wild Alaskan roses always puts a smile on Susan’s face.

Liam harvesting Horsetail for the Alaskan Herbal Hair Rinse. Horsetail is a preferred botanical to promote healthy, shiny, well-managed hair.